Mark Nichols

Nov 14, 2024 | mondaq.com | Mark Kramer |Mark Nichols

Deputy Judge Forsyth has handed down the long-awaited (and hotly anticipated) judgment in WaterRower v Liking Limited. The judgment cuts to the heart of the apparent tension between the requirements for the subsistence of copyright in the EU, and those in the UK. It is the first judgment to grapple meaningfully with those differences since Brexit, and leaves us in a position in which - for the creators of industrial designs or applied art - the EU appears an increasingly important jurisdiction.

Jun 5, 2024 | mondaq.com | Mark Nichols

UK legislation has long since offered protections against frivolous or intimidatory threats of litigation, meaning that careless or ill-considered communications from IP rights holders or other invested parties could inadvertently land them in legal hot water. However, evolving technology, particularly in the world of ecommerce, continues to create new dynamics between rights holders, consumers, and potential infringers.

Feb 13, 2024 | mondaq.com | Mark Nichols

Early on the morning of Thursday 1 February TikTok started to remove the back catalogues of Universal Music Group (UMG) artists from the platform. TikTok and UMG failed to reach a new licensing agreement after the previous agreement expired on January 31. This will likely have a significant impact on the social media platform given that UMG represents many of the world's most popular artists including Taylor Swift, Drake, Justin Bieber, Olivia Rodrigo, and Arianna Grande.

Mar 5, 2023 | lexology.com | Mark Nichols |Autumn Gibson

Yesterday the UK Supreme Court considered whether artificial intelligence (AI) can be the inventor of a patent under UK law. The Court’s decision will be of significant importance to companies developing AI inventorship solutions, but the question of whether an AI can be an inventor may ultimately be one which requires legislation. Dr Thaler, the creator of an AI system called “DABUS”, filed patent applications for two inventions, which, Thaler contends, DABUS invented.